Changes in health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic abruptly impacted health care service delivery and utilization. However, the impact on older adults with diabetes in the United States is unclear.

Objective

To estimate changes in health care utilization among older adults with diabetes during the initial 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the 2 years before, and to examine the variation in utilization changes by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.

Design setting and participants

In this study, we analyzed changes in utilization, measured by the average use of health care services per 1,000 persons with diabetes, using medical claims for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 67 years and above. Utilization changes by setting (acute inpatien

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature